36: a magic number
No-nonsense, high quality and stylish
The aim of 36 is to make a valuable contribution to the riding experience by making well-considered choices in product features, quality and design.
We keep our product range clear, no-nonsense and high quality. And at the same time we prove that this can be stylish and accessible to everyone.
Knowledge and experience
The 36 team has long experience in cycling and is still right at the heart of it. Our experience in competitive racing helps us choose product features and make improvements. We apply these high standards to recreational cycling as well, and we strive to make choosing 36 always the right choice.
36: a magic number
They are often invisible: an athlete’s rituals and superstitions. Those small habits give an athlete a feeling of calm and control. A rider can cheer silently when handed a particular race number. 36 is one of those numbers.
Fausto Coppi gave the number mythical value. It was his favourite race number for good reason; he became a hero wearing it in the Tour of Lombardy. He also won the 36th edition of the Giro d’Italia wearing number 36. He won the 36th edition of the Tour de France too. And as if it were written in the books, 36 was the age at which he could last compete in the big races.
In 1936, Theo Middelkamp became the first Dutchman to win a Tour stage. Magne won the Tour wearing number 36. At 36, Firmin Lambot was the oldest Tour winner ever. Leontien van Moorsel achieved her greatest victory wearing number 36: Olympic Champion in Sydney…
The number seems to have a wonderful attraction and equilibrium. There is an indefinable balance between two digits standing back to back. Like two opposites that need each other. For a mathematician, the explanation is that it is both a square number and a triangular number, and therefore has special properties. In numerology it is simpler: it simply ís a lucky number.